Wheel for industrial trucks



J. W. COATE$- WHEEL FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS May 4 Filed Sept. 17; 1925 JO?Waoa/ej,

i wherein-- Patented May 4, l

UNITED sums Join: w. con'rns, or person, MICHIGAN.

FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS.

Application filed. September To all whom it may concern: Be it knownthat-I, JOHN W- CQATES, a citizen of the United States, residing at De-'troit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and 'useful Improvements in Wheels for Indus-;

' trial Trucks, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to wh 'els for 'industrial trucks, especially oiltank trucks that are at filling stations and in industrial plants."There are various other types of small vehicles in connection with whichmy wheel may be advantageously used, and my invention aims to providemeans by which a tire on 'a wheel may-be easily and quickly mounted onor disconnected from the wheel when occasion requires.

Briefly described, the wheel includes a disk body having a peripheralflange for a'split tire supporting rim, and means is provided forpreventing circumferential shifting or I accidental displaltcement ofthe rim on the wheel body. this class of wheels it is not essential thatthe wheels be anchored by bolts, nuts and the like fasteners becausethere is very little, if any, lateral strains or. stresses on a rim thatwould have a. tend one to displace the same. Small vehicles, sucas-industrial trucks very seldom skid, consequently the manner ofretaining'a tire supportin rim on the wheel body mag" be very mucdiiferent from what wdul be "Vrequired'in connection with anautomobilewheel or the like.

My invention will be hereinafter specific-- ally described and .thenclaimed, and refer ence will now be. had to the drawing,

gure 1 is a side elevation ofthe wheel partlybroken away and partly insection, 2 is a cross sectional view .of the Iwhe a si'deelevation of asplitrim; and j' Fig. 4 is across sectional view of a portion of a wheelillustrating a modifiedform. {In the drawing, the re erence numeral 1-denotesa hub and intermediate the ends of .17, 1925. Serial No. 56,609;

said hub is. an annularvflange 2 a'pertured to receive nutuipped bolts3. v

Mounted on e hub 1, against the flange 2 is the hub or sleeve portion 4of a single disk wheel body 5 wh1ch has a peripheral flan 6. The diskbody is apertured'to re-. I ceive the bolts 3 and a retaining ring 7 isfitted on the hub or sleeve por ion 4 to receivethe =b'olts 3 andcooperate herewith in securing the disk body 5 to the hub 1.-

The disk body 5 is preferably dishedor convexo' concave with the greaterpart of said body within the peripheral-flange 6 so that said flange mayrepresent the maximum cross sectional width of the wheel body. The 05disk body merges into the flange 6 by a rounded portion 8 which willfacilitate'plac- 'ing a tire supporting rim on the flange 6. The:flang'e 6 is provided with aplurality of equally spacedstuds 9 andthese studs areadapted to extend into openings 10 provided therefore ina split tire supporting rim 11. This'rim. is semi-circular in crosssection and is adapted to support a tire 12, preferably of the solid ruber type reinforced by a metallic core13, althou h various'other types oftires may be use This tire can be easily mounted on the rim 11 and the.split rim sufiiciently sprung to 'fit over the studs 9. The roundedportion 8 of the disk body. will facilitate 'placin the split rim on theflange 6 andwith t e studs 9 extending into-the openings-10 it ispractically im ossible for the rim to become accidentally splaced. Theresiliency of the split rim, us that of the tire 12, causes the rim to'-frlctionally gripthe body flange (land this manner of mounting ther'im'on. the wheel body'readily meets the re uirements forindustrialtrucks andsmall ve icles;

- Instead of using the studs 9 I- may provide a split sheet metal tiresupporting'rim .14 with pressed out tubular studs 15 adapted to engagein openings 16 provided ther'efor in a disk body flan I Fig. 4:,whereit-wi 1- be noted that another 17 This is shown in type of tire 18 isemployed in connection withjthe rim 14.

It is believed that the utility of my m vention be apparent withoutfurther de.- 99.

scription, and I would have it understood that the'st'ructural'elementsare susceptible to such changes as are .pcrmissible by the appended.claim. v

5 7 What I claim is Awheel'comprising a disk body having a peripheralflange, a'tire supporting rim mounted on the flange of said disk body,and I y -means between said body flange and rim preventingcircumferential 'shiftin of the rim on the flange, said rim'being sp itso'that it may be sprung on said'body flange and cause said means tobecome efi'ective as a connection between said rim and body flange.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. JOHN W. COATES.

